Unit Test Atmospheric Science

When high pressure is present (H) what happens to the air?

• The air rises forming clouds.
• The air rises creating clear cloudless skies.
• The air sinks creating clear cloudless skies.

An educated guess is also called 

• an analysis
• a hypothesis
• a conclusion

When you review data to see if your hypothesis is correct is 

• an anlysis
• a hypothesis
• a conclusion

When a basketball deflates the higher pressure is:

• On the outside, which causes the ball to deflate.
• On the inside, causing the balll to deflate.
• The pressures inside and outside are equal.

The value used to determine whether an object will float or sink in water is:

• o
• 100
• 1

A graduated cylinder is filled with 3 liquids.  Liquid A has a density of 1.00g/ml.  Liquid B has a density of 0.5g/ml.  Liquid C has a density of 2.0g/ml.  From TOP to BOTTOM, in which order will they appear?

• A,B,C
• C,B,A
• B,A,C

Water in a bucket has a density of 1g/ml.  If we add more water in the bucket, the density of the water will

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

During the winter (January), air masses form over northern Canada, then they often move south and affect the weather in New Jersey. These air masses would be...

• Dry and cold
• Moist and warm
• Dry and moist

Cities near the ocean have cooler summers and warmer winters than cities located farther inland. 

• True
• False

Cities nearer the ocean have warmer summers and colder winters than cities located farther inland. 

• True
• False